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J.. N. COLBY. GOMBINED UMBRELLA ANDOANE.

PatentedNov. 27, 1883.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' JOHN N. COLBY, OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH H. AMIES, OF'SAME PLACE.

COMBINED UMBRELLA AND CANE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,230, dated November 2'7, 1883,

Application filed May 9, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. COLBY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New London, Connecticut, have invented certain Improvements in Cane Umbrellas, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in the combined cane and umbrella for which Letters Patent of the United States No.

167,070 were granted August 24., 1875, to John I the device, showing the stretchers and ribs extended and part of the cover detached from the frame; Figs. 3 and 4, views of the runnersleeve and tip-retainer in different positions;

5 Fig. 5, an enlarged sectional view of the upper portion of the cover; Fig. 6, an enlarged view of the rib-joint; Fig. 7, a perspective view of the same, Fig. 8, an enlarged sectional view of the stretcher-j oint, the runner, and its sleeve; 3c Fig. 9, a perspective view of the stretcherjoint; Fig. 10, a perspective view of the run- 'ner; Fig. 11, an enlarged section on the linel 2, Fig. 1, and Fig. 12 an enlarged section on the line 3 4, Fig. 1. 3 5 A is the stick, B the ribs, and D the stretchers, of the combined cane and umbrella, the stick having a number of longitudinal grooves or recesses, in which the ribs and stretchers are contained when the umbrella is closed. To insure compactness and avoid the necessity of deep slots in the stick, I make the ribs hollow or U-shaped in cross-section, so that when the umbrella is closed the stretchers are contained within the ribs, as shown in Fig. 11.

, 5 Each 'rib is pivoted at the upper end to aribholder, E, adapted to the upper end of the ribgroove inthe stick, eachholder consisting, in the present instance, of astrip of sheet metal,

bent as shown in Fig. 7, the strip being of such shape that the holder will have projections a,

- affecting the other ribs.

runner and sleeve.

adapted to enter the body of the stick and re tain the holder in its proper position. Each rib is thus entirely independent of the others in its connection to the stick, so that any one or more of the ribs can be removed without A like independent connection of the stretchers D to the runner F is effected by the devices shown in Figs. 8, 9, and 10. In the runner F are'formed slots b, for the reception of the stretchers, and each of 6 these slots is enlarged at the lower end for the reception of a slotted strip, d, to which the stretcher is pivoted, the strip being confined vertically between the bottom of the slot and the shoulders f, formed by enlarging said slot. 6 To prevent the lateral withdrawal of the ribholders E from the stick, a ferrule, G, is employed to cover the same, this ferrule being removed when it is desired to detach one of the ribs. A sleeve, H, surrounds the runner F, and serves to retain the strips d in the recesses 72. This sleeve also serves as a tip-retainer and as a means of operating the runner, a pin, on the latter being adapted to a Z-shaped slot, h, in the sleeve, so that thelatter is capable of 7 5 a limited turning movement and a limited vertical movement on the runner. When the sleeve is raised, as shown in Fig. 3, its upper edge overlaps and retains the tips of the ribs; but when the sleeve is depressed, as shown in Fig. 4:, the tips are released and are free to move outward on sliding the runner upward on the stick. Instead of a slot and pin such as shown, a screw-thread or section of a screwthread may be employed for connecting the 8 5 The cover J of the umbrella should be provided with the usual socketed tips around its outer edge, for the reception of the ends of the ribs B, and said cover has around the central opening two rings, 0 m and n, Fig. 5, the outer ring, a, being pressed down over the inner ring, m, so as to firmly confine the fabric of the cover between the two, and form a ring adapted to fit snugly over the ferrule G, which confines the rib-holders 5 E to the stick.

As compared with the cane and umbrella described in the patent of Colby and Coffin, above alluded to, the present device is much cheaper, as the different parts can be manu- I00 factured by machinery in Very large quantities, and the assembling and fitting together of the various parts can be effected expeditiously and Without the employment of skilled labor.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the stick A, having longitudinal grooves therein, with the hollow ribs B, adapted to the grooves, and the stretchers D, adapted to the ribs when the latter are closed, as set forth.

2. The combination of the stick and the ribs with rib-holders E, each independent of the others, as set forth.

3. The combination of the stick, the ribs, and the independent rib-holders E, each having projections a, as set forth.

4. The combination oftherunner having recesses b, the slotted strips (7, adapted to said recesses, and the stretchers D, pivoted to the strips, as set forth.

5. The combination of the stick, the ribs B, the rib-holders E, and the confining-ferrule G, as set forth.

6. The combination of the runner F, having slots 1), the strips d, adapted to the slots, the stretchers D, pivoted to the strips, and the confining-sleeve H, as set forth.

7. The combination of the cover J With the confining-rings m and n, applied to the cover around the central opening therein, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN N. COLBY. Witnesses:

FERRIs WV. DOUGLASS, A. P. TANNER. 

